Chemical Computing Group Excellence Award for Student Research in Developing a Novel Computational Method

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Graduate student Robert Lavroff (Alexandrova group) has been awarded the 2024 Chemical Computing Group Excellence Award for outstanding research in computational chemistry. Lavroff is one of the five awardees who […]

Chemical Computing Group Excellence Award for Student Research in Developing a Novel Computational Method
October 30

2024-2025 Chemistry-Biology Interface  (CBI) Fellows

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Four graduate students have been selected as Fellows for the long-running Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Training Grant at UCLA, while two have been chosen as Associate trainees. The Fellows are Izaiah […]

2024-2025 Chemistry-Biology Interface  (CBI) Fellows
October 29

Join us for Exploring Your Universe at UCLA this Sunday!

2 years ago

  • Education
  • Events
  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Outreach
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Many members of the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community will be hosting interactive booths and giving engaging talks at this year’s Exploring Your Universe (EYU) at UCLA on Sunday, Nov. […]

Join us for Exploring Your Universe at UCLA this Sunday!
October 29

UCLA students showcase research at the 2024 SoCal TheoChem Conference

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Four UCLA students from Chemistry & Biochemistry labs won poster awards at the annual Southern California conference on theoretical chemistry (SoCalTheoChem) hosted at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) […]

UCLA students showcase research at the 2024 SoCal TheoChem Conference
October 25

New insights into cysteine-reactive small molecules

2 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Recent Research
  • Research
  • Student

A team of UCLA researchers led by Professor Keriann Backus and graduate students Ashley R. Julio and Flowreen Shikwana has shed new light on the functional consequences of cysteine-reactive compounds […]

New insights into cysteine-reactive small molecules
October 24

A new injectable to prevent and treat hypoglycemia

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Research
  • Student

Professor Heather Maynard is co-leader of a group of UCLA researchers who have developed glucose-responsive micelles that encapsulate and protect glucagon, releasing it only when blood sugar levels drop dangerously […]

A new injectable to prevent and treat hypoglycemia
October 3

Giving Back: Researchers help the “Chem Kids” tackle organic chemistry in UCLA children’s camp

2 years ago

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  • Events
  • Graduate
  • Outreach
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

In partnership with UCLA’s Recreation Summer Camps, Professor Neil Garg and members of his research team held their second annual, week-long summer program called “Chem Kids”. The camp provides a forum for […]

Giving Back: Researchers help the “Chem Kids” tackle organic chemistry in UCLA children’s camp
September 25

Congratulations to this year’s Dissertation Year Fellowship recipients

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

This year, 11 chemistry and biochemistry graduate student researchers received the 2024-2025 UCLA Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF). Additionally, two students from the MBIDP and MIMG programs, working in […]

Congratulations to this year’s Dissertation Year Fellowship recipients
September 5